This archive report was first published on 2 August 2019.
On August 1, 2019, Sudan was gripped by renewed protests, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets to pile pressure on the country's military rulers.
At least four protesters were killed and many injured by gunfire in the Sudanese city of Omdurman, according to opposition medics.
The killings came as opposition leaders said there had been some progress in talks with the military on reaching a deal to form a new government after the ousting of long-time leader Omar al-Bashir.
Opposition leaders, including Satea al-Hajj, a leader in the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) coalition, expressed optimism about the negotiations, saying that an agreement was 'really now just around the corner.'
However, the Sudanese Professionals Association, the main protest group, had called for those responsible for Monday's killings in El-Obeid to be brought to justice.
The FFC accused military and paramilitary forces of firing on high school pupils as they protested over bread and fuel shortages.
A senior army commander said a security force assigned to guard a bank was responsible for killing children protesting there, according to the official SUNA news agency.
